There's virtually 0 records regarding the production of Power Stone 2, but if the likes of Itsuno or whomever else in the team said what they released was an unfinished beta, I wouldn't be surprised at all. Almost every single angle of this game expresses an idea they didn't fully commit to. From the oversimplified combat, to the laughably short arcade mode, lack of a story or character endings, and menus that are drab and lifeless if not just taken from Power Stone 1's assets. Something tells me that item shop and mixing mechanic is what they sunk most of their time into, and realized they had no time or budget left to make the rest of the game.

But even with all that, the expanded 4-player fights can be fun, it becomes quite a romp with the much more dynamic stages! This can definitely be a good time with friends, I just wish it was a more fleshed-out game. There's aspects that make it an overall weaker product to the original Power Stone, most especially its core design.